The Wall

by Kansas

From the album: Leftoverture

Track 2 of 10 on Leftoverture (1976).

Duration: 4:47

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Lyrics for The Wall

I'm woven in a fantasy I can't believe the things I see The path that I have chosen now Has led me to a wall And with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost It rises now before me A dark and silent barrier between All I am And all that I would ever want to be It's just a travesty Towering Marking off the boundaries My spirit would erase To pass beyond is what I seek I fear that I may be too weak And those are few who've seen it through To glimpse the other side The promised land is waiting Like a maiden that is soon to be a bride The moment is a masterpiece The weight of indecision's in the air Standing there The symbol and the sum of all that's me It's just a travesty Towering Blocking out the light and blinding me I want to see Gold and diamonds cast a spell It's not for me, I know it well The riches that I seek are waiting on the other side There's more that I can measure In the treasure of the love that I can find And though it's always been with me I must tear down the wall and let it be All I am And all that I was ever meant to be In harmony Shining true And smiling back at all who wait to cross There is no loss

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More from Leftoverture

  1. Carry on Wayward Son
  2. The Wall
  3. What's on My Mind
  4. Miracles out of Nowhere
  5. Opus Insert
  6. Questions of My Childhood
  7. Cheyenne Anthem
  8. Magnum Opus: Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat / Howling at the Moon / Man Overboard / Industry on Parade / Release the Beavers / Gnat Attack
  9. Carry on Wayward Son - Live at Pine Knob, Clarkston, MI - July 1978
  10. Cheyenne Anthem - Live at the Palladium, New York, NY - December 1977